Homeowner Forum / Security Alarms / December 2003

Does anyone know the value of R109 from the circuit board of a Caddx Ranger
8980 control panel?
My system is about 10 years old and R109 got burned when lightning hit our
neighbor's house about a year ago. I'd like to replace the resistor and hope

I did post a couple of weeks ago, but no answers.
Hope someone can help ...
My existing alarm panel (A1 Alarms RF8000) has failed, now bought a
complete replacement RESPONSE RE 3000, I want to use my existing Bellbox,

Looks like the PGM 09 System Trouble output on the PC5010 is
non-latching (unlike PGM 10 System Event which *is* latched).
Can someone recommend a simple 12VDC solution to latch PGM 09
until reset?  Latching relays typically use a second coil to

Q. How do I cut holes in sheet rock or plaster walls / ceilings without
making a big mess?
A. Paul Sanchez wrote in a Usenet news group news:Comp.Home.Automation:
What we've been doing for years is take a clear plastic bag and

You should begin by installing the sensors which are farthest from the
master control panel. Label your wires with a SharpieT brand fine tip
laundry marker. Tags and tape will wear out or fall off but Sharpie will
last into the next millennium.

My name is Ian Cooke and I work for an up start Alarm Monitoring
company in Canada.  I am looking to purchase a software package to
record and log our telephone conversations for insurance purposes.  If
anyone out there has information it would be graetly appreciated.

I have a PC1550 alarm system.  After 8 years of use it
appears that the 12V MX12040 lead/acid battery is shot,
since my trouble alarm indicator says that.  I either
replace it or run without a battery.

The following is copyright protected material from the Bass Home Electronics
website:
There are two general approaches to security system design. One school of
thought holds that it is sufficient to "bug" a few doors and place one or

Yes "Gary" <email@aol.com>, i post on a regular basis since 2001 that
wireless alarm systems are unreliable during Radio Frequency
Interferences (RFI).
Since that time, several pro's (they call themselves like that but i

Anybody know anything about POWERMAX  wireless alarms, good or bad?
George

I ned the Programming Guide for the Vista-20SE I can get into the rogramming
but i need to know what each prompts are Like *00 is programmers code and
*01 is master code  . What i am looking for is what each 8 is and its
definition and its default value should be all the way up to ...

I know that the monitored ADT Alarm system that I have installed just
phones the call centre with a coded message from the "box".
What's to stop me from changing the outgoing number to my own mobile
phone number, and then cancelling my subscription with ADT (£25 per

Does anyone have any information of the best way to sell an alarm
company, including what the going price is these days?  Thank you

Honeywell sees interest in security monitoring unit
BOSTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Honeywell International Ltd. <HON.N>, a leading
maker of electronic cockpit systems, said on Thursday its security monitoring
business is attracting a lot of interest from potential buyers.

Had an interesting sales call.  The guy wants a system that can not be
detected from outside the residence.  He wants pure passive.  After talking
with him it looks like:
- plunger door sensors/no magnetic contacts